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40 Cards in this Set
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These where constant problem for wagon trains. What were they? 3
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Shortage of food, supplies and water.
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Who became Commander and Chief of the new Texas Army?
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Sam Houston
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Which country ruled California in the 1830's and 1840's.
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Mexico
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The main route to Calfornia started where?
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Oregon Trail
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Imdependant nation of Texas, which was from 1836 to 1848,when Texas was annexed to the U.S.
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Republic of Texas
What was the capital and the president?Houston,Sam Houston |
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Why did the people of the Midwest move to Oregon Country?
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It could improve their lives, rich farmland, great forests, riversfull of fish and good climate.
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Who were the 3 well known leaders at the Alamo?
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Davy Crockett,Jim Bowie, & William Travis
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Where and when did the journey to the Oregon Trail begin?
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Independence, Missouri, May or late spring.
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What was the main issue keeping Texas from becoming a state and why was this a problem?
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Texas supported slavery in whick it would upset the balance between slave and free states in the Senate
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By, 1821 Mexico had set requirements for all foreign immigrants.What were the three requirements?
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Become Mexican citizans, obey mexican laws and become catholic
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The mountain men who remained in the area took on new jobs. what were they. 3
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guiding farmers, miners and ranchers to the west.
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Why did the Mexicans revolt against Spanish rule?
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They hoped independence would improve their living conditions
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The minor reason for Jackson not wanting to annex Texas was?
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didnt wanna go to war with Mexico over Texas
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Group of western travelers who were stranded in sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-47, only 40 pf the parties 87 members survivied.
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Conner Party
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Men who trapped animals for fur in the Rocky Mtns and other Western regions of the U.S.
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Mountain men
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Agents who were contracted by Mexican republic to bring settlers in the early 1800s
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Empresarios
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By the 1840's the demand for beaver fur had fallen, Why? 2
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Fashions changed and trapping lowered the number of beavers
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The forst 300 families were known as?
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Old 300
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What was the center of California colonial life?
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Missions
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Spanish colonists in California
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Californios
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Spanish settlers who lived in what is now southern Texas
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Tejanos
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What percent of the pioneers were children?
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One out of every 5 pioneers.
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What four countries laid claim to the Oregon country?
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Great Britian, Russia, Spain and United States.
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Who was elected president of Mexico on 1833?
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Antonio lo'pez de Santa Anna
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Spanish mission in San Antonio,Texas,that was the site of a famous battle of Texas Revolution in 1836;the Mexican army's victory resulted in the deaths of the Texans defending the building
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Alamo
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Who were the first Americans to settle in the Oregon Country?
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missionaries
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How did Mexico view Texas independance?
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didnt accept that Texas was now independant
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What did these agents receive in exchange for settlers?
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land
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To take control of land and incorporate into a country, state, ect...( or add onto)
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annex
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Northern California colony founded by Swiss immigrant John Sutter in 1839 that became a popular destination for American immigrants.
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Sutter's Fort
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Mexican victory during the Texas Revolution in which the Mexican leader Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ordered the execution of Texas soldiers after their surrender
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Battle of Goliad
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How much land could a man receive?How could he recieve additional land?
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640 acres/ land for his wife and each child
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What protected the missions from attack?
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presidos
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Which group of people performed most of the labor at the missions?
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American Indians
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A 2000 mile long stretching through the Great Plains from Western Missouri to Oregon Country
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Oregon Trail
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Who was one of the first American settlers in Texas?
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Stephen F. Austin
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What pass allowed settlers to cut through the Rockey Mtns?
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Morman Trail
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The largest group of immigrants to Texas came from and why they came(2)?
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United States, search of land and economic opportunities
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Most of the first non-American Indians who traveled to the Rocky Mtns.
and the Pacific Northwest were? 2 |
fur traders and trappers
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Annual event held by mountain men to trade furs and socialize
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Rendezvous
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